loud noise from workhorse

[lady bug]

im helping a freind on his 2003 ezgo work horse they removed the gov and at high speeds this thing makes a noise like the rear end or motor or going to come apart and when it make the noise it acully slows the cart down for just a split secons almost like the governer is slipping and engagging or something is snagging in the motor but runs great doesent smoke tons of torque i read a thread on somthing simmliar that said you can throw the gov wights in the rear end could this be the problem he has been using this for over a year and no new problems just continues the same

[BlackBerryHill]

Did you remove the gov from the rear axle? If not, the gov weights are slinging around inside the housing. This can lead to the rear end grenading. I still have mine intact, and I have a 18hp v-twin kit from CPP. I have been researching my options of removing the rear axle gov, but I have found little info that will be of help. Some people recommend adjusting the axle gov to compensate for the increased engine performance. Let me know what you find and if the engine is still governed.